3565. numphé
Strong's Lexicon
numphé: Bride

Original Word: νύμφη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: numphé
Pronunciation: NOOM-fay
Phonetic Spelling: (noom-fay')
Definition: Bride
Meaning: (a) a bride, young wife, young woman, (b) a daughter-in-law.

Word Origin: Derived from the primary Greek verb νύπτω (nuptō), meaning "to veil" or "to cover," often associated with marriage.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is כַּלָּה (kallah), Strong's Hebrew 3618, which also means "bride" or "daughter-in-law."

Usage: In the New Testament, "numphé" primarily refers to a bride, a woman who is newly married or about to be married. It is used both literally and metaphorically to describe the relationship between Christ and the Church, emphasizing purity, commitment, and the covenantal nature of marriage.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures, marriage was a significant social institution. The bride was central to the wedding ceremony, which was a time of great celebration and joy. The imagery of the bride is often used in Scripture to symbolize purity, love, and the intimate relationship between God and His people. The metaphor of the Church as the bride of Christ highlights the deep, covenantal love and commitment that Christ has for His followers.

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3565 nýmphē (the root of 3567 /nymphṓn, "bridal chamber, with the marriage-bed for sexual relations") – bride (a newly married spouse). 3565 (nýmphē) "signifies both bride and a daughter-in-law (Mt 10:35; Lk 12:53)" (J. Thayer).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a bride, a young woman
NASB Translation
bride (5), daughter-in-law (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3565: νύμφη

νύμφη, νύμφης, (apparently allied with Latinnubo; Vanicek, p. 429f), the Sept. for כַּלָּה;

1. a betrothed woman, a bride: John 3:29; Revelation 18:23; Revelation 21:2, 9; Revelation 22:17.

2. in the Greek writings from Homer down, a recently married woman, young wife; a young woman; hence, in Biblical and ecclesiastical Greek, like the Hebrew כַּלָּה (which signifies both a bride and a daughter-in-law (cf. Winers Grammar, 32)), a daughter-inlaw: Matthew 10:35; Luke 12:53. (Micah 7:6; Genesis 11:31; (Genesis 38:11); Ruth 1:6 (etc.); also Josephus, Antiquities 5, 9, 1.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bride, daughter in law.

From a primary but obsolete verb nupto (to veil as a bride; compare Latin "nupto," to marry); a young married woman (as veiled), including a betrothed girl; by implication, a son's wife -- bride, daughter in law.

Forms and Transliterations
νύμφαι νύμφαις νύμφας νυμφη νυμφή νύμφη νυμφην νύμφην νυμφης νυμφής νύμφης numphe numphē numphen numphēn numphes numphēs nymphe nymphē nýmphe nýmphē nymphen nymphēn nýmphen nýmphēn nymphes nymphēs nýmphes nýmphēs
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 10:35 N-AFS
GRK: αὐτῆς καὶ νύμφην κατὰ τῆς
NAS: HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST
KJV: and the daughter in law against
INT: of her and a daughter-in-law against the

Luke 12:53 N-AFS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὴν νύμφην αὐτῆς καὶ
NAS: against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law
KJV: her daughter in law, and
INT: against the daughter-in-law of her and

Luke 12:53 N-NFS
GRK: αὐτῆς καὶ νύμφη ἐπὶ τὴν
NAS: daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against
KJV: and the daughter in law against
INT: of her and daughter-in-law against

John 3:29 N-AFS
GRK: ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν
NAS: He who has the bride is the bridegroom;
KJV: He that hath the bride is
INT: has the bride bridegroom is

Revelation 18:23 N-GFS
GRK: νυμφίου καὶ νύμφης οὐ μὴ
NAS: of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard
KJV: and of the bride shall be heard
INT: of bridegroom and of bride no not

Revelation 21:2 N-AFS
GRK: ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην τῷ
NAS: made ready as a bride adorned
KJV: prepared as a bride adorned for her
INT: prepared as a bride adorned for the

Revelation 21:9 N-AFS
GRK: σοι τὴν νύμφην τὴν γυναῖκα
NAS: I will show you the bride, the wife
KJV: thee the bride, the Lamb's
INT: you the bride the wife

Revelation 22:17 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἡ νύμφη λέγουσιν Ἔρχου
NAS: The Spirit and the bride say, Come.
KJV: the Spirit and the bride say, Come.
INT: and the bride say Come

Strong's Greek 3565
8 Occurrences


νύμφη — 2 Occ.
νύμφην — 5 Occ.
νύμφης — 1 Occ.

















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